San Jose: CHP investigates death of woman found on I-280 offramp

SAN JOSE -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a woman found Tuesday morning on an Interstate 280 offramp in West San Jose.

The victim, a 37-year-old San Jose resident who was not identified pending notification of kin, was spotted about 3:15 a.m. in the middle of the northbound exit lanes onto Saratoga Avenue, according to the CHP.

The initial 911 call reported a large doll or person in the roadway, followed by another caller describing a person. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office was summoned to the site.

Further information, including how she died, was not released. Anyone with information about the case can contact the CHP San Jose area field office at 408-467-5400.